The Farm and Dairy. Breeding for a Mixture
Looking over an auction bill the other day says "Hoard's Dairyman") we saw where a farmer advertised a heard of cows for sale in one of the best dairy countries…
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Farming & the land, 1908
1,362 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 56 of 69
Wool
The commencement of the weekly series of wool sales last week disclosed a state of affairs far from encouraging. There was a large attendance of buyers…
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At the wool sales prices realised for the clips mentioned were:—Puketoi, 6d; Glenmore, 6½d Milo, 5[?]d ; Kerabury, 9[?]d ; Felton, 9[?]d ; Beaumont, 10[?]d ; Inverell, l0[?]d ; Cob, l9[?]d ;…
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Schute, Bell and Co. report: We submitted a catalogue of 1010 bales at our first sale of the weekly series yesterday, the number of buyers present being considerably in excess of those in…
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FOR week ending October 10, 1908: —Wool.—The opening sales of the weekly series in the Sydney market were held during the past week…
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In the course of a sermon preached by Father O'Flynn (acting rector) in St James's R.C. Church, on Sunday morning last, the preacher pointed out…
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The following conclusions were reached after tests made in some Ontario experiments:—Sweet cream wag churned in less time than ripened cream. Buttermilk from…
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At the wool sales on Tuesday prices for the clips mentioned were:—Kaingnroa, 6[?]d; Weldshill, Sd ; Barenya, 8[?]d ; Mount Palm, 10[?]d; Elign. 10[?]d: Northampton,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Farm and Dairy. Maize-planting
Preparations for maize-planting should now be well ahead, so full advantage may be taken, of the first opportunity of sowing after all danger of late frosts has passed,…
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Dr. George A. Billings, New Jersey Experimental Station, writes: Where there are but a few cows, green forage, like oaten hay and peas, can be eat by hand and hauled…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Weather and Crops at Narrabri. Narrabri
The weather is fine and cool, but is in is much needed for growing crops. Late, frosts and high winds have greatly retarded the growth of wheat and herbage generally…
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The South Coast dairymen are taking the lead in a movement which is calculated to be of immense advantage to the dairying industry of the State. Dairying experts calculate that the average dairy…
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AT the London sales on Wednesday, prices were very firm, and the competition spirited, the borne trade operating more freely…
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IN the course of a sermon preached by Father O'Flynn (acting rector) in St. James's R.C. Church, Muswellbrook, on Sunday morning last,…
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An experiment in wheat growing, of great originality and much promise, is being made in Russia. The experiment consists solely in the…
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At the wool sales yesterday prices realised were:—Mybryan, 6½d; Parorangi, 8½d; Tebrcoke, 9½d; Killarney, 13½d; Tara, 18d Cob, 18½d; Ngakonui, 8½d…
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Schute, Bell and Co. report: We submitted a catalogue of 1340 bales at our first sale of the weekly series yesterday, the number of buyers present being considerably in excess of those in…
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Having sold on Thursday: —Thomas Brown, Taroutla, 10¾d, top price of the day, James Quinn, Cryon, 9¾d, J Duncombe, Woolabra 9½d,…
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Messrs. Farmer and Company, Ltd., of Sydney, intimate in this issue that their Mr. E. G. Fletcher will be showing patterns and samples at the Grand Central Hotel,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Field. News and Notes
Mr. F. Archbold, of Narara, sends the following recipe for preserving Bengal citrons, which is also useful for the treatment of lemons. Three pounds sugar and…
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